| Author | Message | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 164 Registered: 5-2003 |
She's late, but she's timely. | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 64 Registered: 5-2008 |
She = H? A? F? death related puzzle? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1187 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is the puzzle statement relevant? Any of these things relevant; her education? her job? her background? her family? her hobbies? where she lives? her health, physical or mental? location? era? any other people? objects? non-human animals? | ||
| Travis (Travis)
New member Username: Travis Post Number: 67 Registered: 12-2007 |
Alice in Wonderland relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 165 Registered: 5-2003 |
She = H? Yes A? No F? Yes death related puzzle? No Is the puzzle statement relevant? Yes Any of these things relevant; her education? her job? her background? her family? Yes her hobbies? where she lives? her health, physical or mental? location? era? No, but assume modern any other people? Yes objects? non-human animals? Alice in Wonderland relevant? No, just thought it made a good title! | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 32 Registered: 5-2008 |
Did she have any influence over whether she was 'late' or 'timely'? Is when when was born relevant? Born early? Born late? Is when she was conceived relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 166 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did she have any influence over whether she was 'late' or 'timely'? No Is when when was born relevant? Yes Born early? No Born late? Yes Is when she was conceived relevant? No | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 35 Registered: 5-2008 |
Is 'she' a baby girl? Should her birthday have fallen on an important day had she arrived on the expected date of delivery? However, she arrived late, so does 'timely' refer to something else? | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 67 Registered: 5-2008 |
May we call her Alice? Is the late in the puzzle statement a reference to her birth? Number of other relevant people = 1? 2? 3? 4? 5? more than 5? Among the other relevant people is there: Mother? Father? Sister? Brother? Other family member? Friend of Alice? Friend of Alice's family? Doctor? Midwife? Nurse? Policeman? Milkman? Postman? Fireman? Other? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 167 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is 'she' a baby girl? Yes. Should her birthday have fallen on an important day had she arrived on the expected date of delivery? No. However, she arrived late, so does 'timely' refer to something else? Yes. May we call her Alice? If you like. Is the late in the puzzle statement a reference to her birth? Yes. Number of other relevant people = 1? 2? This. 3? 4? 5? more than 5? Among the other relevant people is there: Mother? This. Father? And this. Sister? Brother? Other family member? Friend of Alice? Friend of Alice's family? Doctor? Midwife? Nurse? Policeman? Milkman? Postman? Fireman? Other? | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 40 Registered: 5-2008 |
Are both 'she's' the same person? If not, mother and daughter? Does this have anything to do with the international date line? Daylight savings? Was was born just in time for school year separtion? Just before her mother had to be induced? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 168 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are both 'she's' the same person? Yes. If not, mother and daughter? Does this have anything to do with the international date line? No. Daylight savings? No. Was was born just in time for school year separtion? No. Just before her mother had to be induced? No. | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 79 Registered: 5-2008 |
Is the date she was born on relevant? events of the day she was born? Is the timely in the puzzle statement a reference to her birth? Did her birth at that time change something? prevent something from happening? cause something to happen? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 169 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the date she was born on relevant? No. events of the day she was born? No. Is the timely in the puzzle statement a reference to her birth? Yes. Did her birth at that time change something? No. prevent something from happening? No. cause something to happen? Yope. | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1343 Registered: 3-2006 |
Are leap years relevant? | ||
| Travis (Travis)
New member Username: Travis Post Number: 70 Registered: 12-2007 |
Does "timely" refer to a specific time of birth (i.e., 11:11 AM)? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 176 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are leap years relevant? No. Does "timely" refer to a specific time of birth (i.e., 11:11 AM)? No. Hint: There are no specifics of location, date or identification involved; this could happen to any family, anywhere, anytime. Assume modern times, developed-country location, and an ordinary mother, father and baby. Also, Liquizt's "events of the day she was born?" is a BLOOPER -- the answer should be "Possibly, assume yes." | ||
| Travis (Travis)
New member Username: Travis Post Number: 71 Registered: 12-2007 |
So if the specifics of the date don't matter, but the events of the day she was born do, this must be a recurring event, right? Something like being born on the solstice? A holiday? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 177 Registered: 5-2003 |
So if the specifics of the date don't matter, but the events of the day she was born do, this must be a recurring event, right? No. Something like being born on the solstice? A holiday? No holidays or recurring events are involved. You've got an FA here. | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 55 Registered: 5-2008 |
So, was she born late? Was she, however, born in time for a certain event? just before the end of a certain time period? Long shot, but there weren't any relevant bets placed on which day she was going to born on were there? | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 91 Registered: 5-2008 |
Is there one event of the day of particular importance (other than Alice's birth)? If so: did her birth have a significant effect on the course of that event? Are there related event(s) which precede that day/ the events of that day? follow that day? Are the important events of that day related to her parents? father? mother? both? possibly, difficulties in their relationship? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 179 Registered: 5-2003 |
So, was she born late? Yes. Was she, however, born in time for a certain event? No. just before the end of a certain time period? No. Long shot, but there weren't any relevant bets placed on which day she was going to born on were there? No. Is there one event of the day of particular importance (other than Alice's birth)? Yes. If so: did her birth have a significant effect on the course of that event? No. Are there related event(s) which precede that day/ Yes. the events of that day? Yes follow that day? No. Are the important events of that day related to her parents? Yes. father? Yes. mother? No. both? No. possibly, difficulties in their relationship? No. | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 99 Registered: 5-2008 |
Was the father present at the birth? relevant? Is Alice's father Alice's mother's husband? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 180 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was the father present at the birth? Yes. relevant? Yes. Is Alice's father Alice's mother's husband? Yes. | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 67 Registered: 5-2008 |
Was Alice born on her father's birthday? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 181 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was Alice born on her father's birthday? No. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 183 Registered: 5-2003 |
Hint: Alice's father's profession is relevant. It is not related to medicine. | ||
| Unleashedllama (Unleashedllama)
New member Username: Unleashedllama Post Number: 102 Registered: 5-2008 |
Was Alice born at a hospital? at home? elsewhere? Was Alice born at the right time for her father to have lots of time off, like in the summer holidays if he happens to be a teacher? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 185 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was Alice born at a hospital? at home? elsewhere? Irrelevant, assume hospital. Was Alice born at the right time for her father to have lots of time off, like in the summer holidays if he happens to be a teacher?No, and he's not a teacher. Time of year is irrelevant. You are, however, on the right track. | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 156 Registered: 5-2008 |
Here it comes... Father's profession: Artistic/musical/writer? Banking / financial / real estate? Clerical / Administrative? Computer related / Hardware ? Construction / Craftsman ? Education / Academic Research ? Entertainment / Media ? Executive / Management ? Hospitality / Travel ? Legal Services ? Manufacturing / Distributions ? Medical / Health Services ? Politics / Government / Military ? Security / Law Enforcement? Sales / Marketing ? Technical / Science / Engineering ? Teaching / Child care? Transportation /Livery / Trucking ? Food Service ? Sports? Entertainment? Jailbird / Criminal? Religion? Other? OTRT = "Alice was born at the right time for her father to _____________"? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 189 Registered: 5-2003 |
Here it comes... Father's profession: Artistic/musical/writer? This, no others Banking / financial / real estate? Clerical / Administrative? Computer related / Hardware ? Construction / Craftsman ? Education / Academic Research ? Entertainment / Media ? Executive / Management ? Hospitality / Travel ? Legal Services ? Manufacturing / Distributions ? Medical / Health Services ? Politics / Government / Military ? Security / Law Enforcement? Sales / Marketing ? Technical / Science / Engineering ? Teaching / Child care? Transportation /Livery / Trucking ? Food Service ? Sports? Entertainment? Jailbird / Criminal? Religion? Other? OTRT = "Alice was born at the right time for her father to _____________"? Yes. | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 171 Registered: 5-2008 |
right time = right time of year? right time in her father's career? right time as in right stage of a project? right time for her father to make some reference to her/ her birth in his work? Father is: A painter? sculptor? artist that would display their work in a gallery? musician? singer? song writer? Author? of fiction? Journalist? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 190 Registered: 5-2003 |
right time = right time of year? right time in her father's career? right time as in right stage of a project? None of the above, fa right time for her father to make some reference to her birth in his work? No. Someone else does, but this isn't relevant to solving the puzzle. Father is: A painter? sculptor? artist that would display their work in a gallery? None of these. musician? singer? song writer? All of these. Author? of fiction? Journalist? None of these. | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1304 Registered: 9-2003 |
did he write a song about his daughter? did one of his songs get released that day? something else relevant in his career that day? did he have a gig somewhere? any awards? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 192 Registered: 5-2003 |
did he write a song about his daughter? No, but OTRT. did one of his songs get released that day? No. something else relevant in his career that day? Yes. did he have a gig somewhere? Not that day, but a gig is relevant. any awards? No. Keep it up, you're getting close! | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 193 Registered: 5-2003 |
right time for her father to make some reference to her birth in his work? No. Someone else does, but this isn't relevant to solving the puzzle. Blooper alert: This IS actually relevant. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 195 Registered: 5-2003 |
Recap: A musician's daughter was born late. However, he considered her birth timely, and his band commemorated this in their work. He considered her timely due to something relevant to his career, specifically involving the band's performances. | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 180 Registered: 5-2008 |
A tour relevant? A particular gig relevant? A particular song relevant? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1224 Registered: 4-2007 |
Would he have missed her birth if she had been born on time, due to a gig? but because she was late he was able to be there? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 196 Registered: 5-2003 |
A tour relevant? Yes. A particular gig relevant? No. A particular song relevant? No. Would he have missed her birth if she had been born on time, due to a gig? but because she was late he was able to be there? Correct. Spoiler: ****************************************** This happened to Alan Reid of Scotland's Battlefield Band, a folk music group which was on tour in Europe during his wife's pregnancy. Due to travel difficulties at the end of the tour, he was worried he wouldn't arrive home in time for his daughter's birth. But the birth was late and so he made it. The band's next album, On the Rise, featured a tune titled She's Late But She's Timely. |
